Lipid soluble and water soluble hormones

Question 1

What do lipid soluble hormones have to do before when entering the bloodstream?

Answer 1

attach to plasma proteins

e.g steroid hormones, thyroid hormones

Question 2

What is increased in the lipid hormones by attaching to plasma proteins?

Answer 2

Increased half life– prevention of diffusion

Question 3

What does a polar water molecule mean?

Answer 3

capacity to dissolve in water based medium e.g. blood

Question 4

What are some examples of water soluble hormones

Answer 4

protein hormones, peptides and amino acid

Question 5

What do water soluble hormones not need to do in the blood

Answer 5

Attach to plasma proteins

Question 6

What is the results of free circulation in blood?

Answer 6

Short half lives